Russia Interested in Cooperation with Iran in Construction of New Orbital Service Station
Bakanov announced the start of implementation of the project to build an international orbital station, which has been joined by 13 countries so far, and expressed interest in the Iranian engineers and researchers’ collaboration in the project.
“We are working on construction of a new Russian orbital station and will be happy to welcome our foreign partners who wish to join this project. Russia is ready to provide equal conditions for all participants, both for the equipment module and for conducting experiments on the station,” he noted.
“Of course, we will be happy to see our Iranian friends in this project. We have already started appropriate negotiations with the Iranian Space Agency,” Bakanov said.
Russia plans to build the Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS), a new orbital space station, after its withdrawal from the International Space Station (ISS).
The first module is expected to launch in 2027, with the goal of completing the core of the station by 2030 and the full seven-module station by 2035.
ROSS will be designed to test new space technologies, serve as a platform for scientific research, and act as a potential launch point for lunar missions.
4155/v
